Design of sample surveys to estimate the prevalence of rare diseases: three unbiased estimates.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Vital and health statistics. Series 2, Data evaluation and methods research
دوره 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1965